- Aviation Tragedy Marker
- Located at 702 Old Peachtree Rd opposite Northlake
Dr.
(Text)
AVIATION TRAGEDY
In the evening hours of December 6, 1953
four F-84D jet aircraft of 128th Fighter Bomber Squadron of the
Georgia Air National Guard crashed near this site. They were
returning from a routine weekend training flight from the Miami
area when they encountered unexpected weather and altitude awareness
problems as they prepared to land at Dobbins AFB near Marietta,
Georgia. All of the pilots perished. No one on the ground was
injured although the impact destroyed the home of the Ernest
Brooks family that by chance were not home. After the accident
the United States Air Force changed the design of the altimeter,
the instrument used to determine altitude, making it easier to
read. This change probably saved many lives in the future.
The Pilots were Captain Idon M. Hodge Jr.,
1st Lieutenant Elwood C. Kent, and 2nd Lieutenant William A.
Tennent.
[Marker is uncredited
and undated.]
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